Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14
LIFE IN THE COUNTRY.
How City Society Belle Enjoyed Her
Visit at Farm Boarding-House.

Visit at Farm Boarding House.
Miss Feathered ge-Oh, Mr.. Curtis.
what a lovely. dewy morning!
Farmer Curtis-Yes; them slippers
If yours will ketch it.
Miss eatheredge-Why, the grass
IS quite wet. Whatever makes the
grass wet, now?
Farmer Curtis-Why, the dew, to be
sure.
Miss Featheredge oh, but you know
| The dew falls at night.
Farmer Curtis-Yes; it stays fallen,
| too, till the sun dries it off next day.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, now. really?
But how clear and limpid the air is
like new wine.
Farmer Curtis-Hm Well, it's
about the muddiest looking stuff you
ever came across.
Miss Featheredge-Is it, now, really?
You have a lovely farm here!
Farmer Curtis-H'm. Pretty fair
for side-hill lay.
Miss eatheredge-And look, there
comes an ideal yeoman.
Farmer Curtis-Oh, no; he's one OF
the hands.
Miss Featheredge-So stalwart and
graceful!
Farmer Curtis-That young Teller
can NOW wider swath than any man
/ ever had
Miss Featheredge-Oh. Pm sure OF
it-a perfect Hercules!
Farmer Curtis-Yes; an drink more
beer than any three l ever had.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, what an icon.
oclast you are. Mr.. Curtis!
Farmer Curtis-H' MP rhaps so.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, but you are,
you know. Fancy that young Apollo
drinking beer!
Farmer Curtis-That's Just what he
can do. every time.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, there are the
cows-where are they going?
Farmer Curtis be MIXED.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, may 60 and
see them?
Farmer Curtis-Oh. yes; go right
along.
Miss Featheredge-And here comes
the milkmaid. Oh, am so glad she
is milkmaid and not milkman!
Farmer Curtis-She couldn't very
we'll be that.
Miss Featheredge-I feel positively
grateful to you. Mr.. Curtis. 1t is all SC
delightfully."- rural and effective-the
gentle COWS, the fresh, young, milk
maid-oh, if she will only carry the
milk-pails on her head, it will simply
be a picture!
Farmer Curtis-H' m. Elmiry II hard
ly do that.
Miss Featheredge-Iam sorry. There
is something very calm and soothing
about a COW, think; don't you, Mr..
Curtis?
Farmer Curtis-I don't know as il
ever struck me
Miss Featheredge-That one now
being MIXED stands placidly chewing
her cud, content and philosophical.
Farmer Curtis-Hold on, Elmir-
there goes good ten quarts!
Miss Featheredge-Oh, Mr.. Curtis,
the milkmaid-
Farmer Curtis She amt hurt She
through and through.
Miss Featheredge-But, Mr.. Curtis
another shattered idol; she's cross.
eyed, and forty. at least.
Farmer Curtis-Brindle?
Miss Observation-Disclosures.
Farmer Curtis-Nearer fifty; but
she's mighty useful. Brindle cuts up
n
beef her next winter.
Miss Featheredge-Oh,w where are all
those men going?
Farmer Curtis--Out in the fields to
NOW.
Miss Featheredge-Oh. are they:
How lovely! Do they sing?
Farmer Curtis-Not that l know of.
Miss Featheredge-Oh. 1 fancy they
do! In the opera. you know, the NOW.
er's chorus is SO lovely!
Farmer Curtis-H' nj guess they
don't sing it out of the opera.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, and what is il
they NOW?
Farmer Curtis-Grass.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, is it now? ]
fancied it was hay!
Farmer Curtis-H NIT isn't hay
till it's moved and dried!
Miss Featheredge-Oh, yes, l know!
I have bunch of dried grass at home
now!
Farmer Curtis-Yes?
Miss Featheredge-Oh, do promise
me that 1 shall have a ride on hay
mowo
Farmer Curtis-H' nl-you shall have
a ride!
Miss Acknowledgements. awfully
it will be such an interesting exper-
fence! l think I'll go in now, my feet
are really quite damp!
Farmer Curtis-(watching her go)
HIN, damp! They're soaked! White
dress, bronze slippers and silk stock
ings, for walking over farm before
breakfast! m!-Philip H. Welch. in
Pack.
THE DIFFERENCE.